Daily Brief Archive

May 31, 2023 Daily Brief

Fighting to Eliminate Cluster Bombs

Convention on Cluster Munitions Turns 15; Good News for Protecting Kids Online; Grim Update: Uganda; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: El Salvador.

Cluster Munitions Threaten Civilians
May 30, 2023 Daily Brief

Japan’s “Hostage Justice System”

Guilty until Proven Innocent in Japan; More on Russia’s Mass Abductions of Children; A Step Forward for Equality in Namibia; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Watch and Listen: Israel/Palestine; Quote of the Day: DR Congo.

Japan’s system of “hostage justice” denies criminal suspects the rights to due process and a fair trial.
May 26, 2023 Daily Brief

“All Sorts of Strange Ideas” from Poland’s Ruling Party

Sidelining Science and Sense in Sex Education; From Jubilation to Frustration for Victims of Chadian Dictator; Questions and Answers on Universal Social Security; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Weekly Quiz!; Quote of the Day: Egypt.

People attend a “Stop Lex Czarnek” protest at the Main Square in Krakow, Poland.
May 25, 2023 Daily Brief

Seriously, Microsoft?

Microsoft and Saudi Arabia; Lao Activist Gunned Down in Thailand; Paralyzed Transparency in Mexico; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Nigeria.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
May 24, 2023 Daily Brief

What Was the UN Thinking?

Key UN Official Met with ICC Fugitive; Uzbekistan Treating Religion as a Threat; From Influencer to Prisoner in Vietnam; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Mexico.

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
May 23, 2023 Daily Brief

No Return to Repression

Myanmar Junta’s Propaganda Fails on Every Level; Nobel Winners Call for Release of Belarus Rights Defender; Press Freedom Is for Students Too; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Australia.

Repatriation camps built for Rohingya refugees are surrounded by barbed-wire in Rakhine State, Myanmar.
May 17, 2023 Daily Brief

Become Russian or Suffer

Become Russian or Suffer; Victims of ISIS Still Waiting for Compensation; A Difficult Balancing Act For Agencies in Afghanistan; Weekly Quiz; Take Note: Other Key Stories; Quote of the Day: Disability Rights Poland.

A newly built apartment block, part of Russia’s efforts to swiftly reconstruct severely damaged Mariupol, occupied by Russia since May 2022.
May 16, 2023 Daily Brief

Justice Needed For The World’s Worst Crimes

Justice Needed For The World’s Worst Crimes; ‘Nakba’ Anniversary Highlights Israeli Repression; Another Attack on Rights in Italy; Take Note: Other Key Stories; HRW’s Webby Awards Win; Quote of the Day: China.

The entrance of the Cour de Cassation, France's highest judicial court housed in the Palais de Justice in Paris.
May 15, 2023 Daily Brief

Time to Phase Out Fossil Fuels

Time to Phase Out Fossil Fuels; Let’s Talk About Chemical Weapons; Social Media & Turkey Elections; Take Note: Other Key Stories; HRW Wins Two Webby Awards; Quote of the Day: Turkey.

A burning flare seen at an oil extraction area located in Lakie, Lubusz Voivodeship.